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@katistrophik wrote:

Kopes - then it should be like eBay - buyer fails to pay - offer to the second highest [hopefully genuine] bidder

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I agree and I thought that was what Scott Cam said was going to happen.

If second bidder doesn't want it, it will still sell and possibly even above the winning amount.

Con woman - https://9now.nine.com.au/a-current-affair/bombshell-shock-plot-twist-no-one-saw-coming-when-filming-...

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

I thought they were going to leave them as winners and just resell the property as they would have won without the scammer bidding anyway.

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So what happens with the house now?

There has been a flurry of activity this afternoon with the producers talking to the underbidder of that auction, Danny Wallis.

They're hoping he might come through with his bid from auction day.

Update: Woman at centre of The Block auction bombshell Emese Fajik takes to social media with 'mista...

The Block 2020: Jimmy and Tam’s house for sale again after settlement fails (domain.com.au)

Thank you Kopes.

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@kopenhagen5 wrote:

I thought they were going to leave them as winners and just resell the property as they would have won without the scammer bidding anyway.

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Yes they are still the winners, but they have lost the $1mio prize money as the settlement date for the payment had passed.

"The house will now go on the market with Scott believing it'll now fetch even more than it did last month as the market is going up.

The couple will also still keep their $100,000 prize money."

Do they get their prize money back from the new sale. ???

"Nine have confirmed Jimmy and Tam remain the winners of The Block 2020 as they would have secured the win on the previous bid.  We will now work with them and their agents to finalise a sale as soon as possible and we are confident of a positive result for this unique property."

The Block 2020: Jimmy and Tam's house sale not completed (nine.com.au)

Let's hope that means they still get the $1M prizemoney